Computer CPU operation - shut down or keep running

hemi68charger

hemi68charger

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Hey gang..

Computer: HP Media Center PC
OS: Vista x64 Home Premium Edition

I was just curious, should I leave my personal desktop PC running all the time instead of turning it off nightly? The PC's we have at work are a mixture of Linux and Windows workstations. Some have the Linux, some have the windows. The machines are left running 24/7. I haven't noticed any ill-effects of doing that.

If it's ok just to leave them running, is there regular hardware maintenance? i.e fan motor cleaning, etc.

Also, should I utilize the "sleep" mode instead of during it off?
 

My Computer

System One

Hey, i use sleep mode myself. I have been told that is best on the circuits versus the starting back up each time i want to use it. I do restart it once in a while tho.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Emachine ET 1161-05
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
    Motherboard
    eMachines MCP61PM-GM (Socket AM2 )
    Memory
    2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (6-6-6-18)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Acer E181H (1280x768@60Hz) 128MB GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name Acer E181H on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Screen Resolution
    1280x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    ST316081 5AS SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    MCP61PM-GM 9000 NVIDIA Chipset Model MCP61 Chipset Revisio
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Fan Speed 1247 RPM
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/1538974261.png
There would be 0 difference "on the circuits" in sleep/hibernation or off.
Whats hard on the circuits is the on/off cycling of heat through the parts.

It use to be windows benifited from the shut down, but now adays it cleans itself.

I run Folding@Home so my systems run 100% cpu and gpu 27/7 and I get no issues at all. My reboots are usually update related.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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